... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, (DV TelegrapL.) HOUSE OF LORDS, YESTERDAY. FINANCIAL POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT. The LORD GANt-CELLOR took his seat on the wonlsack at five o'clock. There was a numerous attendance of Peers, The galleries were crowdedshits ladies, foreign ambassadors, and other privilegeri persons, whilst the bar and the steps of the throne were occupied by Memibers of the Lower House, and ...

... TIHE HULL AND DON CASTER LINES. I HOUSE OF COWMONdi-FRIDAY, MAY 23. a The select committee, this morning, commenced their1 inquiry into the merits of three different bills, having g for their object the shortening of thedistance by raitway between the port of Hull and the South -namely, the 1. Lancashire and Yorkshire (Doncaster, Goole, and Hull Junction lihes) bill, the South Yorkshire ...

... I AMHERICA. LOVE RiPOOL, stei The Inmtan CoalpaLy's steam'ship Etila arrived here this isae Ding, THE SITUATIO (N. The 5c-e Yorik Herald of the 17th inst. says -The extraordinary proclamation of General lluntel declaring all the slaves in coergia, Fieid, a-la a'sli C2-a '-a. free has made a great sensation in Waslhington. and is said to produceoa probable split in the Cabinet. Prso- sident ...

... THE DEFENCE COMDIMISSIONERS' Rlil'PORlT. I _ . . . I .1 .I. IF two rival firms arc be1it on each other's ruin, aid go oin bidding down prices, it is not diflicalt to foresee that the firm waith the shortest pinf.c naist go to thc wall. A practically inexhaustible trcasury %-ill carry the day ill wavar, whether it bc the wvar ol mcrchants or thc war of nations. So is it in thle question of ...

... WHo will tell us the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, concerning the progress of the American Civil War? Every mail, no doubt, brings us news of miii- tary and naval operations, but what we corn- iplain of is that what is new is not true, and what is true is not new. There is a censorship exercised over the Federal press in matters naval and military far more severe than that ...

... CHURCH IMISS1ONARY SOCIETY.~The follow- ing is the result of the collections made at the services and public meetings recently heldin connection with the Ilull Auxiliary-of the above society :-loly Trinity Church (two services) £1 5s 10d; St. Mary's Lowgate (two services in Trinity House Chapel) £38 is 3d; St. John's (three services) £49 9.7d ; Christ Church (three services) £61 1s; St. ...

... I | I TAJLY. A commnsisications frons Naples, of the 23rd, in thle 1)6bDsit, says : ' On the evening of the 20th, before leaving Naples, Hlis IMajesty was present at the ball given by tlse City. A more splendid feteI, I believe, was never givesi. Tise numerous saloons of the magnificent hotel of thie Marquis del Vasto bad been decorated and furnished with exquisite taste unudes the official ...

... CHURCH MIISSIONARY MEETING IN LEEDS. ^E^ ?? - -^s1 A t A - - A, . -;1A ?? n1 The folty-ninth annual meeting of the Leeds branch association of the Church M31issiollarv Society was held in the Music Hall, last evening. Mr. AW . 1{AY Pre- sided. The attendance wvas small. The meeting leaving been opened with prayer, the Chairman briefly commenced the proceedings by alluding to the report, which ...

... GENERAL INTELLIGEN .I There was a review and sham fight at Aldershot on Fri. day before the Japanese ambassadors. 40,000 to 50,000 of the Birmingham and Midland foresters intend visiting the exhibition in a body. The new Westminster bridge was opened for traffic on Saturday. It is statei that Mazzini is in London, and not at Milan. Mr J. J. Wright, an attorney of Sntuderland, has been ordered ...

... , .e THE Eastern question is once more obtrud- ing itself upon public attention. As our readers know, the Turks have invaded Montenegro, and if the tele- grains from Scutari are to be believed, they have obtained a great victory over the Montenegrins. How- ever, the question for Europe is not a military, it is a political one. The Pui2iier OF MONTENEGRO has protested to the foreigif consuls ...

... LOCAL AND GENERAL LEEDS, MAY 31, 1862. REPRESENTATION OF SHREwsVuiRY.-The Mayor has fixed the nomination for to-day anti we suppose the polling will take place on Monday. HALIFAx TOWyN HALL.-At a miecting of the Halifax Town Council in committee, yesterday evening, it was unanimously resolved to invite the Prince of Wales to open the new Town. Hall, in October next. HOScUTAL FOR WOMEN AND ...

... LEEDS, MAY '8O, 1869. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at Lord Pallnerstonls official residenco. PAIES ON THE },ALLOT Dwvsio-N.--Tlso following Yorkshire M11embers paired otl the Ballot Division :-For- Mr. Stansfeld, Mr. WVickiain, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Dent, Mr. W. E. Fotstco, MAfr. (Childers. Mr. Clty, and mr. Leathbas. Alanyal -Mr. Wyvill3 Mth Woodd, 11. Meorritt, Mr. somes. Sit WV ...